The effect of exposure time on maximum acceptable dose for avoidance of ultraviolet radiation-induced cataract

Ophthalmic Research

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 197-201

  Dong, Xiuqin ^a   Söderberg, Per G ^a   Ayala, Marcelo ^a   Löfgren, Stefan ^a  

^a ST ERIK S EYE HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cataract; Dose response function; Exposure time; Light scattering; Maximum acceptable dose; Rat; Ultraviolet radiation B

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; LIGHT SCATTERING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RAT; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; ANIMAL; LENS; LIGHT; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION RESPONSE; RADIATION SCATTERING; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; TIME; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ANIMALS; CATARACT; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; LIGHT; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION INJURIES, EXPERIMENTAL; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SCATTERING, RADIATION; TIME FACTORS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 25144521056     PISSN: 00303747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000086596     Document Type: Article

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